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Euros
Get accustomed to the European currency
€1 is divided into 100 centimes or cents. Notes: €5, €10, €20, €50, €100, €200 and €500. Coins: 1, 2, 5, 10, 20 and 50 cents; €1 and €2. Value of the euro against the dollar: In 2007, the euro is worth around $1.40. If you happen to still have some old French franc banknotes, you can exchange them at the Banque de France until: 28 February 2007 for FF 500 notes depicting Pascal 31 March 2008 for FF 200 notes depicting Montesquieu 31 January 2009 for FF 100 notes depicting Delacroix 17 February 2012 for FF 100 notes depicting Cézanne 17 February 2012 for FF 500 notes depicting Pierre and Marie Curie |
On 1 January 2002, along with 11 other Member States of the European Union, France adopted the euro currency. These notes and coins can therefore be used in any country belonging to the euro zone: France, Germany, Belgium, the Netherlands, Luxembourg, Austria, Finland, Ireland, Italy, Spain, Portugal and Greece. Since 1 January 2007, Slovenia has been the 13th member state to introduce the euro.